Lt. Col. Keith Topel, executive officer for Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, stands with service members and students from local schools during the opening ceremony for Friendship Day, an open house event held by Royal Thai Air Force Wing 1 and U.S. Marines at Royal Thai Air Force Base Korat Feb. 13 during Exercise Cobra Gold 2015. Children and educators from local schools were welcomed to the event, a joint effort by both militaries, which included a display of jets, an MV-22 Osprey, a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program demonstration, a robot used for explosive ordnance disposal, and an Aircraft Rescue Firefighting truck. Cobra Gold 2015 is a Thailand /United States co-sponsored, multinational and joint theater security cooperation exercise, conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand, with 25 nations participating. This year there is an increased focus on Humanitarian Civic Action, community engagement, and medical activities to support the needs and humanitarian interests of civilian populations around the region. For more information on exercise Cobra Gold, please visit the official Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/ExerciseCobraGold. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mandaline Hatch/Released)
Date Taken: | 02.13.2015 |
Date Posted: | 02.16.2015 08:38 |
Photo ID: | 1770854 |
VIRIN: | 150213-M-MH123-101 |
Resolution: | 3687x5531 |
Size: | 2.3 MB |
Location: | KORAT, TH |
Web Views: | 162 |
Downloads: | 10 |
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